Fcv dispatch system

Abstract

An FCV (fuel cell vehicle) dispatch system comprises a FCV management institution including an FCV management device configured to manage a plurality of FCVs, and a dispatch management system configured to manage dispatch of the plurality of FCVs. The dispatch management system (a) receives available FCV information about at least one FCV that is available for dispatch, from the FCV management device, (b) receives power shortage information indicating occurrence of a power shortage, from a power shortage area where the power shortage has occurred, (c) selects at least one FCV suitable for resolving the power shortage in the power shortage area, based on the available FCV information and the power shortage information, and (d) sends a dispatch request for dispatching the at least one selected FCV to the power shortage area, to the plurality of FCV management device.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An FCV dispatch system configured to dispatch at least one fuel cell vehicle (FCV), the system comprising:
 a FCV management institution including an FCV management device configured to manage a plurality of FCVs; and   a dispatch management system configured to manage dispatch of the plurality of FCVs,   the dispatch management system being configured to:   (a) receive available FCV information about at least one FCV that is available for dispatch, from the FCV management device;   (b) receive power shortage information indicating occurrence of a power shortage, from a power shortage area where the power shortage has occurred;   (c) select at least one FCV suitable for resolving the power shortage in the power shortage area, based on the available FCV information and the power shortage information; and   (d) send a dispatch request to the FCV management device, the dispatch request requesting to dispatch the at least one selected FCV to the power shortage area.   
     
     
         2 . The FCV dispatch system according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the dispatch management system makes an FCV disposition proposal including information about a frequent power shortage area where a power shortage occurs frequently and at least one FCV required to resolve a power shortage in the frequent power shortage area, based on FCV dispatch records, and sends the FCV disposition proposal to the FCV management institution.